Review of This Is Not a Film (2011) by Kendall I — 13 Jul 2013
Finally finished this in perhaps my 4th seating.
This docu had sounded interesting cos it was about an iranian director who was under house arrest and banned from film making for twenty years. obviously he flouted the ban with this documentary, which by the way,was smuggled out of iran to cannes - and has since garnered the director many awards and rave reviews. (one wonders if he's in even more trouble now).
The docu showed just how bored he was, letting viewers peek into a few hours of his life under house arrest on fireworks wednesday.
The most excruciatingly slow part for me was when he started reading/ acting out his treatment for a never-will-be-made movie (unless his appeal goes through that is) he wrote during the house arrest.
This review of This Is Not a Film (2011) was written by Kendall I on 13 Jul 2013.
This Is Not a Film has generally received positive reviews.
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